Fatal Racing
Fatal Racing, developed and published by Gremlin Interactive in 1995 within the EU regions. Published by Interplay as Whiplash in the US.
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Player's Review
"Yeah, 100 feet in the air...Stunts, Jumps, Loops and even Corkscrews! Real Arcade Action on your PC. Slick new interface. 16 player network option on CD. SVGA mode. Artificial Intelligence programme drives the other cars and they don't want you to win! Features 16 death defying tracks and 8 prototype Super Cars. True 3D. Virtual Camera Angles and Two Player Split Screen.
FAST-YOU BET! TECHNOLOGY MEETS SPEED MEETS DANGER FATAL RACING-WINNING IS SURVIVING"
The game is being played in its original Software rendering mode. The game developed to run on a 486 class pc but good luck having a fun playable game there as the game is quite demanding especially if you want the higher res svga mode played here. The game was also bundled with 3dfx Voodoo cards (as well as others) making it one of the earliest commercial 3dfx games although the cd tracks may be missing on the bundled versions as the space is used for other parts of the game bundle. The 3dfx game looks a bit better with softer textures and plays smoother but it is missing all the hud elements and looks overall bland in comparison.
Fatal Racing has racing across sixteen tracks across two championships. In each you can race against up to sixteen racers each in a team of two that will be looking to out race you or destroy you. The tracks are quite short but the race length will depend on the difficulty level chosen. Damage is set to user preference and is set high here for a chance to smash the opposition. Of course they will be trying to smash the player as well as each other and will even drive the track in reverse to get a head on collision. You get three lives but the game can also though you back a lap so being taken out is costly. It's not all bad though as the finishing order isn't the same very race so you don't need to be first each race to win overall. Races can also be completed if all the opponents have been destroyed.
The longplay firstly goes through the Gremlin Cup at Impossible Difficulty, High Damage and consists of eight tracks. Completing and winning it unlocks the Premier Cup which is a further eight tracks. Played on Impossible difficulty to unlock the Advanced Cars (can be either Cup challenge). Nothing is unlocked for beating both cups on impossible which is disappointing as there is a fair bit of hidden content in the game. Once both are completed I enter a cheat for some hidden bonus tracks. I play these at Death difficulty for some real mayhem. Some tracks its going to be quicker to try and kill everyone than finish the races. I make use of the Formula1 car but it's ice weapon seems to be disabled.
Unlockables:-
Premier Cup - Win the Gremlin Cup Championship
Advanced Cars - Win any Championship Cup at Impossible difficulty
Bonus Cup - ??? Unknown, maybe kill count related or only accessible with the cheat code.
Overall, the game stood out in 1995 and plays like it. It introduced another dynamic to the racing formula by allowing you to destroy the opposition and each driver team having there own car physics and strategy. They can be quite aggressive towards you if they see your car is weakened. Similar games released at the time include Sega rally and screamer and for me, those achieve a better arcade racing game experience. Playing Fatal Racing today though, there is too much wrong with it that takes away from the enjoyment like wacky car and track physics that can have you bouncing off the walls, flying off the track and jumps that can leave you upside down. Then there is the chase camera that has the car right in the middle of the screen which is a major change from there 2d racing games.
Part1
00:00:00 Gremlin Cup - Impossible AI
00:05:55 Le Grande Royale (Gremlin Cup)
00:18:02 Snake Pass (Gremlin Cup)
00:30:38 Big Dippa (Gremlin Cup)
00:43:45 Death Drop (Gremlin Cup)
00:57:00 Tsunami Twister (Gremlin Cup)
01:11:58 The Bridge (Gremlin Cup)
01:25:22 Siamese (Gremlin Cup)
01:37:36 Gateway (Gremlin Cup)
01:53:48 Premier Cup - Impossible AI - Advanced Cars
01:57:14 Grim Reaper (Premier Cup)
02:10:10 Free Fall (Premier Cup)
02:22:25 The Crab (Premier Cup)
02:34:24 Switchback (Premier Cup)
02:45:22 Fly By (Premier Cup)
02:57:10 The Coffin run (Premier Cup)
03:08:55 Devils Hairpin (Premier Cup)
03:20:35 Nemesis (Premier Cup)
03:32:05 Ending
Part 2
00:00:00 Bonus Cup - Death AI
00:04:48 Bonus 1 (Bonus Cup)
00:16:30 Bonus 2 (Bonus Cup)
00:28:20 Bonus 3 (Bonus Cup)
00:42:35 Bonus 4 (Bonus Cup)
00:58:48 Bonus 5 (Bonus Cup)
01:12:23 Bonus 6 (Bonus Cup)
01:25:26 Bonus 7 (Bonus Cup)
01:34:20 Bonus 8 (Bonus Cup)
01:59:44 Bonus 7 (Single race, Mr Evil)
FAST-YOU BET! TECHNOLOGY MEETS SPEED MEETS DANGER FATAL RACING-WINNING IS SURVIVING"
The game is being played in its original Software rendering mode. The game developed to run on a 486 class pc but good luck having a fun playable game there as the game is quite demanding especially if you want the higher res svga mode played here. The game was also bundled with 3dfx Voodoo cards (as well as others) making it one of the earliest commercial 3dfx games although the cd tracks may be missing on the bundled versions as the space is used for other parts of the game bundle. The 3dfx game looks a bit better with softer textures and plays smoother but it is missing all the hud elements and looks overall bland in comparison.
Fatal Racing has racing across sixteen tracks across two championships. In each you can race against up to sixteen racers each in a team of two that will be looking to out race you or destroy you. The tracks are quite short but the race length will depend on the difficulty level chosen. Damage is set to user preference and is set high here for a chance to smash the opposition. Of course they will be trying to smash the player as well as each other and will even drive the track in reverse to get a head on collision. You get three lives but the game can also though you back a lap so being taken out is costly. It's not all bad though as the finishing order isn't the same very race so you don't need to be first each race to win overall. Races can also be completed if all the opponents have been destroyed.
The longplay firstly goes through the Gremlin Cup at Impossible Difficulty, High Damage and consists of eight tracks. Completing and winning it unlocks the Premier Cup which is a further eight tracks. Played on Impossible difficulty to unlock the Advanced Cars (can be either Cup challenge). Nothing is unlocked for beating both cups on impossible which is disappointing as there is a fair bit of hidden content in the game. Once both are completed I enter a cheat for some hidden bonus tracks. I play these at Death difficulty for some real mayhem. Some tracks its going to be quicker to try and kill everyone than finish the races. I make use of the Formula1 car but it's ice weapon seems to be disabled.
Unlockables:-
Premier Cup - Win the Gremlin Cup Championship
Advanced Cars - Win any Championship Cup at Impossible difficulty
Bonus Cup - ??? Unknown, maybe kill count related or only accessible with the cheat code.
Overall, the game stood out in 1995 and plays like it. It introduced another dynamic to the racing formula by allowing you to destroy the opposition and each driver team having there own car physics and strategy. They can be quite aggressive towards you if they see your car is weakened. Similar games released at the time include Sega rally and screamer and for me, those achieve a better arcade racing game experience. Playing Fatal Racing today though, there is too much wrong with it that takes away from the enjoyment like wacky car and track physics that can have you bouncing off the walls, flying off the track and jumps that can leave you upside down. Then there is the chase camera that has the car right in the middle of the screen which is a major change from there 2d racing games.
Part1
00:00:00 Gremlin Cup - Impossible AI
00:05:55 Le Grande Royale (Gremlin Cup)
00:18:02 Snake Pass (Gremlin Cup)
00:30:38 Big Dippa (Gremlin Cup)
00:43:45 Death Drop (Gremlin Cup)
00:57:00 Tsunami Twister (Gremlin Cup)
01:11:58 The Bridge (Gremlin Cup)
01:25:22 Siamese (Gremlin Cup)
01:37:36 Gateway (Gremlin Cup)
01:53:48 Premier Cup - Impossible AI - Advanced Cars
01:57:14 Grim Reaper (Premier Cup)
02:10:10 Free Fall (Premier Cup)
02:22:25 The Crab (Premier Cup)
02:34:24 Switchback (Premier Cup)
02:45:22 Fly By (Premier Cup)
02:57:10 The Coffin run (Premier Cup)
03:08:55 Devils Hairpin (Premier Cup)
03:20:35 Nemesis (Premier Cup)
03:32:05 Ending
Part 2
00:00:00 Bonus Cup - Death AI
00:04:48 Bonus 1 (Bonus Cup)
00:16:30 Bonus 2 (Bonus Cup)
00:28:20 Bonus 3 (Bonus Cup)
00:42:35 Bonus 4 (Bonus Cup)
00:58:48 Bonus 5 (Bonus Cup)
01:12:23 Bonus 6 (Bonus Cup)
01:25:26 Bonus 7 (Bonus Cup)
01:34:20 Bonus 8 (Bonus Cup)
01:59:44 Bonus 7 (Single race, Mr Evil)
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